What countries can Filipinos go to via the ASEAN agreement that allows anyone holding a Philippine Passport in 2016?
Below is a list of countries that give a visa on arrival, or are visa free for Filipino passport holders.
Those countries which give a ‘visa on arrival’ – give them at the airport when you land, no need to find an immigration office outside of the airport.
In 2016, the Philippines had more than 60 countries and territories around the world that allowed visa-free and visa-on-arrival entry.
The Philippines passport is ranked as the 76th most useful in the world, according to the Visa Restrictions Index.
The following is a list of ASEAN countries that Filipinos can visit, along with the number of days they can stay without a visa:
- Brunei Darussalam – 14 days
- Cambodia – 21 days
- Indonesia – 30 days
- Laos – 30 days
- Malaysia – 30 days
- Singapore – 30 days
- Thailand – 30 days
- Vietnam – 21 days
| Armenia | Visa on arrival | 120 days |
| Bolivia | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Brazil | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Brunei | Visa not required | 14 days |
| Burundi | Visa on arrival | 3 months |
| Cambodia | Visa not required | 21 days |
| Cape Verde | Visa on arrival | |
| China | Visa required | Filipino citizens may travel without a visa to Hainan, Hong Kong and Macao. |
| Colombia | Visa not required | 90 days on arrival, extend another 90 days for 180 days total |
| Comoros | Visa on arrival | |
| Costa Rica | Visa not required | 30 days upon arrival, can extend for total of 90 days |
| Djibouti | Visa on arrival | |
| Dominica | Visa not required | 21 days |
| Ecuador | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Fiji | Visa not required | 4 months |
| Gabon | eVisa | Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport. |
| Gambia | Visa not required | 90 days; must obtain an entry clearance from the Gambian Immigration prior to travel |
| Georgia | eVisa | up to 90 days |
| Guinea-Bissau | Visa on arrival | 90 days |
| Haiti | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Hong Kong | Visa not required | 14 days |
| India | e-Tourist Visa | 30 days |
| Indonesia | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Iran | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Israel | Visa not required | 3 months |
| Kenya | eVisa | 3 months; also visa on arrival until 1 September 2015 |
| South Korea | Visa required | 30 Days Visa-Free Access to Jeju Island |
| Kyrgyzstan | Visa on arrival | 1 month |
| Laos | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Madagascar | Visa on arrival | 30 days free of charge |
| Malawi | Visa on arrival | |
| Malaysia | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Maldives | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Marshall Islands | Visa on arrival | 90 days |
| Mauritania | Visa on arrival | |
| Micronesia | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Mongolia | Visa not required | 21 days |
| Morocco | Visa not required | |
| Mozambique | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Myanmar | Visa not required | 14 days. Also eVisa for 28 days; holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports. |
| Nepal | Visa on arrival | 90 days |
| Nicaragua | Visa on arrival | 90 days |
| Palau | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Papua New Guinea | Visa on arrival | 60 days |
| Peru | Visa not required | 183 days |
| Rwanda | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa required | Visa obtainable online. |
| Saint Lucia | Visa on arrival | 6 weeks |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required | 1 month |
| Samoa | Entry Permit on arrival | 60 days |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Visa required | Visa is obtained online. |
| Senegal | Visa on arrival | 3 months |
| Seychelles | Visitor’s Permit on arrival | 1 month |
| Singapore | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Somalia | Visa on arrival | 30 days, provided an invitation letter issued by the sponsor has been submitted ADVERTISEMENT
to the Airport Immigration Department at least 2 days before arrival. |
| Sri Lanka | Electronic Travel Authorization | 30 days |
| Suriname | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Tajikistan | Visa on arrival | 45 days |
| Tanzania | Visa on arrival | |
| Thailand | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Togo | Visa on arrival | 7 days |
| Tuvalu | Visa on arrival | 1 month |
| Uganda | Visa on arrival | |
| Vanuatu | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Vietnam | Visa not required | 21 days |
| Zambia | Visa on arrival | 90 days |
Many of the visa on arrival countries will require that you have a return on onward ticket, as well as demonstrate sufficient funds to cover your stay while in the country.
As with many countries around the world, Filipino passports must valid for at least 6 months to gain entry.